Monday, June 4, 2012

Repairing My Ergo

This Ergo is nearly eight years old - I used it with Sarah (now eight). Then nearly 3 years with Abraham and the wear is showing. But, I just love this style carrier. Carrying babes from about 6 months to 3 years feels nearly effortless - without one I would not get nearly as much done. I think little ones enjoy being in them too. They have a wonderful view being up higher than their usual ground level and have some time with less stimulation just hanging close to mom or dad.

Not wanting to spend the $100 for a new one and realizing that there is still a lot of use left in the new one if I could just patch the worn areas, I came up with an idea.

Not being much of a seamstress, I instead turned to my crochet hook and wool and crocheted up a rectangle to fit over the worn area, wrapped it around and crocheted the ends together over the worn spots. The crocheted piece also adds a bit of extra padding which is nice.

Great idea. I had carriers for my kids when they were little and it was so handy. For several years, it seemed that everywhere we went, my husband had a little one on his back. I used a front carrier for tiny infants and that was lovely. My daughters used slings for little ones. Glad you were able to repair this and get some more use.